196th Street & Woodhull Avenue
The four-way crossing of 196th Street and Woodhull Avenue is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Engine 301/Ladder 150 firehouse is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/198 St, is 1,010 feet away for the Q110, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1974, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/198 St, 1,010 feet away, for the Q110.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/198 St Q1101,010 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1974.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Woodhull Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Committee for Early Childhood Development Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
Health care
- Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hollis Post Office730 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 301/Ladder 150 Fire station890 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket740 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Woodhull Avenue & 195th Place 210 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 196th Street 250 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 197th Street 350 feet
- 197th Street & Hiawatha Avenue 410 feet
- Carpenter Avenue & Sagamore Avenue 480 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 195th Place 480 feet
- 195th Street & Woodhull Avenue 610 feet
- 91st Avenue & 196th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street, Hiawatha Avenue or Woodhull Avenue.